
Washy Wash Song
It’s important to wash your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds—just enough time to sing this song!
Watch the video together and sing along. Talk with children about the importance of handwashing—it helps keep us healthy and it helps keep germs away! Act out the steps of handwashing and then practice together.

To Like or Not to Like
Like most children, Cookie Monster’s niece is a little… choosy. Check out his strategy for helping her try a new food!

Go To Sleep, Elmo!
Handling a middle-of-the-night monster moment.

Cookie Monster’s Beach Day
When children are in the hospital, their imagination can become a valuable tool in soothing themselves.

Listen, Feel, and See with Elmo
When children are in the hospital, this mindfulness game can help them soothe themselves.

Questions, Questions
Wellness visits are important moments to check in about your child’s growth and development, and good conversations are the cornerstones of each visit.

Sleep Struggles... and Successes

Today, Tonight, and Tomorrow
It takes a special kind of patience to handle children’s middle-of-the-night wakeups! Read about how a Monster-Fairy family manages it.